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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1973
Page
4
An opinion piece assigns blame to taxpayers for transfer of Sparta grades to Corry Area High School and alleged gaps in reading programs. It urges citizens to attend meetings, form watchdog groups, and pressure officials. It also includes a Washington note on the Flabby American and exercise trends from a national survey.
A report notes women exercise for health and enjoyment while men more often exercise to lose weight. It ranks swimming Bowling golf tennis softball volleyball water skiing and skiing by popularity. It cites that six in ten American women and 38 percent of men have not competed in school sports, yet many who have taken part have done multiple sports. The piece also discusses Filipino domestic staff at the White House under a Navy arrangement and Smithsonian efforts to restore the Dentzel merry-go-round with reader contributions and a free ticket offer.
Corry taxpayers expect a near three-mill increase in the coming year school tax, a forecast aligned with Dr. L M Douglas earlier projection. Interest grows in deep well gas drilling west and north of Corry, with leases signed by landowners near the city. A rumor about a new Pennsylvania Gas Co gas line extension to Columbus was denied by a utility representative. A derailment east of Maple Avenue halted ERR No 72 traffic with no injuries. Dr R B Mosier was elected Rotary Club president with officers to take office July 1.
Addresses are listed for United States Senators Richard Schweiker and Hugh Scott in Washington and Harrisburg, Governor Milton Shapp in Harrisburg, and Representatives Joseph Vigorito Budd Dwyer and Forest Hopkins with their respective office locations and post offices. The text presents a roster of contact points for state and federal legislators.
A satirical piece catalogues locker room sights and male bravado in a golf club setting. It humorously contrasts body flaws, vanity, and crude banter with sports heroes while mocking gender stereotypes and old money attitudes as AP commentary closes the fragment.
A humorous column riffs on daily life and human nature with snappy quips about umbrellas, yoga, aging, marriage, office culture, nonsense sayings, and the absurdities of modern society. The piece weaves playful jabs at gender roles, dating, and money with a breezy, ironic tone.
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